MAS550 Veiledet selvstudium

Knowledge

On completion of the course, the student has advanced knowledge of:

• Write an advanced technological report on a limited problem statement.
• Be capable of understanding results, conditions and conclusions presented in a research paper.
• Understand the limitations of the conclusion of the work presented in the report.

Skills

On completion of the course the student shall be able to:

• Structuring a technical report based on a defined problem.
• Define suitable research methods for examining a technological problem statement
• Use relevant research tools for the actual problem limited to mathematical modelling and/or laboratory experiments if they are relevant for the problem statement
• Search in technological literature databases on well-defined problem statements.

Competence

On completion of the course the student:

• Present the selected, advanced technical problem/task for a highly skilled audience.
• Knows when further expertise is necessary, and where it can be found.

Course paper with adjusted oral examination.

Grading scale is A-F where F is fail.

The deadline for submitting the assignment will be announced electronically to the student. The paper should be written in English or Norwegian language. The examination result for the paper will be publish at Studentweb minimum 24 hours ahead of the oral examination.

Adjusted oral examination, up to 45 minutes

Time and place will be announced electronically to the candidate.

The candidate will give a presentation of the course paper 10 minutes followed by a session with question and answers, up to 30 minutes. In case of re-censoring of the paper the same presentation has to be used again.

Each candidate is reccomended to listen to the presentation and examination of the other fellow students who are taking the same course the same semester. This presentation is normally physical in the same room for all students.

The grade for the course paper may be adjusted up or down by maximum one grade.

After approval from the course responsible the term paper might be replaced by an oral exam. This is normally for calculation intensive topics or for topics that involves use of a dedicated software.

Adjusted oral examination: None

Term paper: Public avaliable sources. referencing is required.

All aids are allowed during the home exam. For more information about Artificial intelligence (AI) please see Submission of home exams and assignments.

Master's level

Exchange students may combine this course with other available courses within their field of study:

Technology and Environmental Sciences exchange programme - Western Norway University of Applied Sciences

The students shall present a problem statement of the topic in the beginning of the semester. This will be uploaded on a Learning Management System.

This statement shall be followed by a mail from the supervisor confirming the role as a supervisor for this candiate in this course.

The students shall present their problem statment in a plenary session together with their research method and a plan for the work.

The students skal present their work in progress in the second half of the semester.